The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-16
CONFESSION And BOASTS
OF THE ANARCHISTS WHO MEET
AT SCHLA%S,
A Noted Resort In New York OF All
Sorts Of German Socialists
and House Burners.
srssiAL ooRREsPoSp rKsE or TEE APPEAL. !

sFscIAL ooRREsPoSp EKsE OF TEE APPEAL. ]
NKw YORK, January IA The an
srchift OF the imagination is a Wild
eyed, unkempt savage, with dagger
mp his elseve and his pockes full Of
| dynRm The name is now used in
diScriminately to describe every kind
of Tevolu ionary crank. Ia this city
the genuine anarchist, followers OF
josiah Warren and P. j. Praudh0n,
are tcarce, but believers Of Karl Marx
and her Most are numerous. They
m set in little beer "a oons, as rule,
snd over pipe and beverage get into
fierce gutteral discussions OF socls
questions, disagreeing with great va
rely Of opinion on every point it,
volved. Some time ego a nUmber Of
the more iRno rant Bob smisn sot ia lists,
encouraged by Dscrupnlous men like
Most. conceived the idea tnst it would
be- 6us thing t. plunder the capital
| istic lnsuranc4 com GAMES for the ben
eft of heir cause, and they conspire1
to set fire u tenaments and small
houses for tdat purp %. They carried
~. the &c leme and many incsLdiary
4 es occurred, in some of which hu.
mao life was lost. Two of the incsn-
diaries, the Kohut brothers, wers
sent to STATE prison, but the
pc ice nevsr suspected that q con
spirscy ex s;ed, and refused to be-
lave il until tle facts we're presented
to them Toe singular feature Of the
case il the fac. that the police did not
discover the plot, for more reckless,
looae tonguei set OF conspratOrs
never halched deviltry in this world.
| They met IN saloons, aud jabbered
their p ans 10 one another across the
| tables AZ freely es other men talk
politics, seeming to lake it for ranted
that everybody who spoke or under
stood their language could bs trusted
| not to betray them. A detective who
knew German could have sent the
whole gang to prison on their own
confessions and boasts. B It their
acc uaintauces aud the saloon keepers,
80 ne Of whom did not approve of
their plans, did not bstray them. One
oil the places frtqnented by
ALL STRIPES CT GERMAN SPECIALISTS
is little beer saloon 10 Fifth sueet,
kept by A. Schlag, himself a socialist,
but neither a bomb thrower nor au
inc sndiary, IL was here, however, that
the fire. bugs were accustomed to meet
and discuss their schemes. 1t is a
long, narrow basement room, with a
low ceiling, and in general appearance
does not differ from hundreds OF its
class. Schla9's name ia over the door,
and brewers advertising signs are in
the widow, half below the sidewalk
level. The Golr and window frames
are stained to initiate cherry, and give
tho place a chesply neat appearances.
A short counter to the left Of the door
Lerves as br and temporary resting
place for the thirst producing pretzsl
The usual bser tables are arranged
along the room, ard at some hours are
occupied by parties of good nstuIed
Germans and Sw,tzers, slipping their
beer and all taking at once. Ii you
are stranger, you may take a seat
within foot of tsbls full OF socla
ists, and not one Of them will pay the
east heed to your presence, but all
will continue the discussion of the
Chicago case, o. nylhing else,
without the leaat reserve OF
restraint. Schlag, short, mild
manneied man, with pr digioua
mou,tache, will come from behind the
COULTER to wait upon you, and alter
bringing your beer, or Rhine wine,
viii otfer the newap,p ers in EnRlIsh
and German, with the evident d sire
to make you feel at home as though
you were an old acquaintance. A SIN
gu ariy open, uneuspl ctlng nature i:
Schlag's. tie thinks the conviction
of the Chicago gang an OUTRAGE, and
he will say 30 to anybody. He viii
talk socialism with an utter stranger
and il hs had any pots in his bald
, head he could not keep them there
/ He takes 1t as a mater Of cou Sc that
any body who comes into his p ace and
ca Ia for beer agrees with him, and ht
, sees no reason why he should m k,
any mystery of his opinions or his #
forts iu behalf Of the Chicago "mar
, tyrs." II you do lot care to talk yoI
may sit and dink in peace, listen t.
what others are saying, read the pa
pers, or walk abouL aud look at thl
, p ctures and notices on the walls, AUG
nobody will pay any more attention Il
what you do than 10 ihs movement
4, OF u winter snunbed fly on the ceil
{ ing. The first thing you observe |
a the number OF
} PICTURES OF HENRY GEORGE
/. scattered about the place. Behind tn
= bar is large imperial Photograph o
3 him; q cabinet picture OF him stand
beside one OF Lucy Parsons among th,
t decsDteIs, and Campaign lithograph
OF the bad headed author adorn tn,
1 wall. Notices Of trade union meetings
! Knights Of Labor proclamations, al
nouncem nts to denounce the Ohicsg
verdict, and similar documents il
: German and English are pasted a.
here aud there between chromos rep
reseuting various incidents Of German
aud Swiss history. Hanging at on
= side of the rom Is q blackboard in
/ picture ame, and upon this SOM
patrons with talent for caricsture dis
play their accomplishment. The ia
vorits subject is the German Chancel
; Tor, probably because his face, likt
Rem Buffers, is 81 unique that any
. thing bearing the slightest resem
blanCe to 1t is readily recognizable
/ To avoid al possibility OF mistake thu
, German arust always puts tire
} Aristling hairs At the top OF Bismarck,
Mead. Bsmsrck's three hairs, lkt
Bsn's bad eye, determine his identity
aud relieve the ar list of the emb arrass
ment OF being asked whose picture b,
, has been trying to draw. A kind o
, | family sociability prevails in Schla9'r
When he ia away his wife RUS tn,
, establishment, aud indeed she runs i
when he isn't away. Ms. schlag is
! medium sized woman of peculiar sp
/ pearauce. Upon the shoulders 81
|, round Ms TO appear almost deiorma "a 4
, set q nnaar head. cnvarAd anaraal,